European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mission Wimbledon follow through on his forehand drive starts the aggressive Kramer racing in to the net by Sterling lord americas Jack worlds ranking Tennis yet to win the coveted British but he believes hell do it next most fans think Hes right a Little More than a year ago a lanky californian Hung up his coast guard uniform in a closet at 704 South Wood Street in los an took a couple of Tennis rackets out of the same and while fondling them and swinging them in his living room promised a Friend who had come to Welcome him its the height of my ambition to play at for Jack then a Twenty Foury Earold Veteran of five major Pacific invasions including Leyte and that was no great a few months later he was playing on the hallowed grass of that very what his fans had hoped he meant was that he would win at which he did not december fresh from his Davis cup triumphs in he Satis fled those fans when he promised them my Mission in 1947 is later he added that he sincerely believes he can win the coveted British last year at the hard hitting califor Nian was beaten in the fourth round by a left handed Creek named Jarosiak Kramer was playing with a Glove on his blistered right since that just one year Tennis who reminds followers of 16 the game of the just As hard hitting Ellsworth has earned Al most every major Honor Amateur in september he won the National in november he was name leading player of the world by Edwin who annually ranks the worlds Best in december he his close Friend and doubles Ted to Gether won for America the Davis Symbol of International Tennis in january he was not Only listed first in the rankings of the Lawn Tennis but was named first ranking player of the world on the unofficial but widely publicized list of Pierre pres ident of the French Tennis in March he won the National indoor singles All that represents a great Deal of Good Tennis from the Racket of the tall Blond who promised himself a couple of extra years of Tennis because of the time he had lost during the Kramer played a lot of Good Lennis before the to National titles Are nothing he has been winning them since 1936 when lie outhit the nations Best fifteen Jearolds for the National boys he has held eleven National but has never won a major a Ingley championship outside the United and that what he will be trying to do at Wimbledon where the Roll of Cham pions has included every american Tennis great since Maurice Mcloughlin won the Al Comers in for an aggressive player who possesses every attacking stroke in the adding his name to that fist should be a task not too difficult he will be the Oddson last year he played the entire tournament season with Only two one to fellow californian Gayle in an Earl season invitation and the second time to the bespectacled Drobny at he climaxed the 1946 season with two straightest victories Over Australia John Bromwich and Dinny in the United state Australia Davis cup it was a year that saw Kramer come in from seventeen months on an get a Little Spring Road and in spite of the fact that he had Only played twice since leaving the states with the coast slip promptly into championship since that time lie has been playing the indoor and outdoor Winter tournaments at shaping up for the All important hop to England this this if his condition and intent during the Winter season Are an in Kramer will be playing with out for american Tennis the fact that Kramer says he believes sincerely that he can win at Wimbledon is not Only indicative of his determination to wrest the but it is an indication that Kramer has matured and in 1936 when he first came East from the Cradle of americas Tennis Jack was a Over confident kid who thought he could lick the world on a Tennis and he probably could have beaten any one his age in the world at that he promptly won the National boys singles and doubles the latter with George that was the year the West coast Don was rising and Jack and Larry Dee and the boys at the Junior tournaments used to sit around Between matches Reading Tennis magazines and crack smugly and already about the publicity that this fellow californian was perhaps Jack secretly Little that Many of the Tennis crowns Budge was soon to hold were later to become War made Kramer a bit More serious it taught me a head took a lot of cockiness out of me and made me see the value of condition and i muffed a lot of chances to improve my game when i was a kid and now in out to make up for lost last year he did a pretty Good Job of this years tournament season could Well provide a vehicle for Kramer to win three major International French and defend the Davis if he can do and if he wants to French officials say he May not play at Paris he will be repeating the coup Don Budge made in won a fourth major the australian but in the kramers eyes Are focused of the grass courts of he will be play ing there june 23 through july the French championships Start shortly afterwards at Stade Roland if he stays on the continent for that it will just postpone his Rush ing Back for the Eastern grass court season in the which winds up with the National championships at Forest Hills in after no one knows for Kramer is married to attractive former Gloria who is now a their David whose Middle name comes from jacks Friend was born while Kramer and Schroeder were winning the Davis cup in Australia last right now Kramer is making a career of Amateur but he knows his family cant eat Tennis is a great game for a single Jack but for a Man with a wife and child to support its Tough hopping from tournament to tournament i think its time i settled Down and earned some most Tennis fans assume that earn ing Money for Kramer will consist of professional Tennis at the end of the current Vincent onetime Amateur Tennis great and current president the newly organized worlds professional Tennis thinks so in announced that be would do his Best to get Jack to quit Amateur play at the close of the out door Hie pro has elaborate plans that will involve John Bromwich and Dinny who Are still and pro champions Bobby Riggs and Don and a six figure salary from prior to it was rumoured that Kramer might sign for a pro tour with Bobby Riggs the pro rumours about Kramer Are probably no thicker than they were about Ellsworth Don Budge and Bobby Riggs when those three were Amateur Budge and Riggs All turned professional Kramer has refused to comment on the professional though he has not denied that he has been thinking about his tentative plans for earning he involve Friend Ted Ted and i May open up our own ice Cream he Ted and i Bot ii see it Hie same in the Long a Good solid business Enterprise will pay off Best fans of professional Tennis Point out that Jack will have to sell a Good Quantity of ice Cream Cones to realize the six figure annual income face could earn am a